'Peristyle' definitions:
Definition of 'peristyle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
Definition of 'Peristyle'
From: GCIDE
- Peristyle \Per"i*style\, n. [L. peristylum, Gr. peri`stylon, peri`stylos; peri` about + sty^los a column: cf. F. p['e]ristyle.] (Arch.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'peristyle'
From: GCIDE
- Colonnade \Col`on*nade"\, n. [F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr. colonna column. See Colonel.] (Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Note: When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, a peristyle. [1913 Webster]